Many of us have changed our working environments and processes, accomplishing tasks from home that we used to do from an office where we interacted with other people and had easy access to the tools and resources we needed to do our jobs. Some people have been ROCKING the change, becoming even more efficient, productive, […]
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On this Father’s Day, I’m sharing Beautiful Music by one of the famous “stage dads” of classical music: Leopold Mozart. His son, Wolfgang Amadeus, was a precocious child prodigy, and Leopold did everything in his power to promote and exploit that talent. Leopold was a violinist and music teacher, including being the primary teacher of
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Today is the Summer Solstice — the longest day of the year. I love the warmth and sunshine of summer — the season, and the Concerto. So today I’m sharing beautiful music by Antonio Vivaldi — his SUMMER Concerto, with harp as the solo instrument. Harpist Yolanda Kondonassis performs with The Orchestra of Flanders.
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The terrific guitarist Jason Vieaux is today’s featured performer, with his beautiful performance of music by Johann Sebastian Bach. He also shares his expertise on ornamentation in Bach’s music.
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For today’s offering of Beautiful Music in Difficult Times, music by Englishman Henry Purcell — Three Parts upon a Ground. I have provided two versions of this lovely, catchy piece — one featuring string instruments, and one featuring recorders. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=three+part+upon+a+ground&docid=608044219282558283&mid=93BA166B69398AE1899093BA166B69398AE18990&view=detail&FORM=VIRE
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George Frideric Handel had a knack for great melody and drama in his music. Today’s Beautiful Music offering is from Handel’s oratorio MESSIAH — a dramatic duo between voice (bass Dashon Burton) and trumpet (John Thiessen) — you may want to sing along. Go ahead!
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Several years ago I had the chance to attend a performance featuring recorder virtuoso Matthias Maute. Thanks to his many terrific recordings, I already appreciated his amazing talents. But … WOW! … to SEE him in action took it to a new level. He plays extraordinarily technical passages with such ease and grace. So today’s
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Italian musician Arcangelo Corelli was a phenomenal, groundbreaking violin player and teacher. So today’s offering of Beautiful Music is Corelli’s 12 Trio Sonatas featuring his instrument.
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Organist Alcee Chriss is a leading young performer with a growing list of prestigious awards to his credit. He is the University Organist and Artist-in-Residence at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, and is a sought after performer. My offering today is one of his beautiful performances of music by Johann Sebastian Bach, transcribed from a concerto
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This week’s Early Music America virtual festival wraps up with a two-day showcase of Emerging Artists. Today (Saturday, June 13) and tomorrow (Sunday, June 14) at 2pm EDT, you can check out the offerings. Each livestream will have participants viewing along with you, so you can interact with them with your comments and questions. Saturday
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